Freezer prepped meals for the nights I couldn’t cook (which have been several, since I became injured)

Used up leftovers and on hand items by creating soups and trying new recipes

Soaked stained items I found in storage in a bucket of Oxiclean and water to try and save them (some worked/some didn’t)

Cleaned out the dryer vent (all the way through, not just the flaps)

Used old paper for scratch paper and notes (we go through a ton of paper each month)

Bought cloth napkins which allowed us to reduce the number of paper napkins and towels

Caught an unauthorized charge on my bank account and contacted the proper authorities to fix it and return the money

Spent hours on the phone following up on medical bill to discover why insurance didn’t pay. I believe it is now covered and will save us $95

Used extra sheets to protect the beds from cat hair. (We simply lay them over the top of our made beds to reduce the need to wash comforters as often. The sheets dry MUCH faster.)

Cut existing tablecloths in half and stitched the edges. (We shrunk our table and I realized that I could get two table cloths out of one and they would take less time to dry as well. We change them almost daily.)

Turn “too short” jeans into “long enough” shorts for my girls

Used scrap book paper for my new binder covers (instead of printing something off the computer)